Why give to uOttawa?

Your support for these initiatives will help the University of Ottawa achieve research and teaching excellence, and support our commitment to service – to society, to the country and the world.

We are the largest French-English bilingual university in the world. From our roots as a small college founded in 1848, to a population now more than 43,000 students strong, uOttawa ranks in the top two per cent of universities worldwide.

If the University of Ottawa hasn’t changed your life already, it will. From our unique vantage point we can see the way to a better Canada.

Defy the Conventional: The Campaign for uOttawa is the most ambitious campaign in the University’s history.

Your support will enable our faculty, students and staff to defy the conventional, and find game changing solutions to the challenges Canada will face in the next decade.